Currently, when renovating small apartments, designers advise combining functionally different spaces, such as a kitchen or a bedroom with a living room.
In the article, we will consider what needs to be done so that the interior of the bedroom-living room pleases its owners with comfort and coziness.
Visual separation with plasterboard partition
The use of plasterboard partitions in the interior design of the bedroom-living room is a fairly new design solution. Due to its physical qualities and relative lightness, the material has become very popular for creating walls, arches, shelves and solid surfaces.
Currently, there are two types of plasterboard room zoning:
- Open. This type includes only the visual division of the room by the so-called false partition. The method includes decorative and designer partitions: columns, niches, through shelves.
- Closed. To suchThe view includes a full-fledged drywall wall, which completely divides the room into two parts. The wall must be complete: have sound insulation and doors. If there are no windows in the second room, then a wide doorway should be made with light-transmitting or glass doors.
Visual color separation
Dividing a room into two parts by color, on the one hand, is a less expensive and faster way, but on the other hand, it is a difficult and difficult design decision.
The main problem with this method is the choice of colors, as they should not only be contrasting, but also in harmony with the overall style of the room. There must be at least two of them, and they must be in harmony with each other. For example, the combination of gray and green colors in one room will look strange in the design of the bedroom-living room. It will "cut" the look, it will be extremely difficult to achieve harmony.
Therefore, the combination of colors is an extremely important factor when choosing this division. Itten's color wheel will help you choose colors. In this circle-like palette, the author-artist arranged the shades in such a way that contrasting tones are located opposite each other, and it is not difficult to choose options that harmonize with each other.
Decoration of zones with a glass partition
Zoning a room with a glass partition is a rather interesting design decision. It may seem that such a design has little strength, but for such workas a rule, glass of high strength is used, which will withstand the required force resistance.
Also, the design of the bedroom-living room will unusually decorate the glass decoration with a variety of patterns, stained-glass windows, reliefs and colors, which, in turn, gives additional comfort to the room and visual safety from accidental collision with glass.
As for the zoning itself, a variety of glass partitions and doors are installed as a separator.
Dividing space with shelving
The interior of the square living-bedroom can be decorated with shelving. This method, in comparison with others, is distinguished by its functionality and practicality. It gives the appearance of the room not only beauty and style, but also coziness, reliability and comfort.
The main advantage of such zoning is a huge selection of suitable furniture on the modern market, which greatly simplifies the task of implementing a design idea. This piece of furniture for the bedroom-living room not only successfully copes with the task of dividing the room, but also serves as a place to store various things and accessories. And this is of no small importance if there is not enough living space.
Racks with their dimensions and design do not clutter up the room, create a feeling of comfort, increase the area of free space. Also, with their appearance, they create a clear illusion of an isolated zone.
Low shelving helps let more light and space into the room, and high shelving creates an original visualization of the wall-partitions. The third, compromise solution is stepped racks. They will give the room light and space at the same time.
Other separation methods
If we talk about other design solutions for zoning the interior of the living room and bedroom, then it is worth focusing on some more ways:
- Heavy curtains attached to barely visible cornices are a great way to divide a room. They can be moved and moved as needed. The modern textile industry offers a plethora of fabric options to help make interiors unique.
- Also an original example is the division of a room with flowers and potted plants. The advantages of this method are that items can be easily moved if necessary, and also replaced if necessary. This solution is easy to implement with the help of a rich variety of different plants in all color palettes, which is a great addition to the interior.
- Wooden partitions should be mentioned. You can not only buy them, but also make them yourself according to a plan or according to your imagination, which will give the room additional comfort and simplicity.
How to place the bed
The interior of the bedroom, combined with the living room, suggests the presence of a place to sleep in the room. Moreover, it will occupy the bulk of the space.
The bed should be used folding or transforming into a sofa to save space. It is also worth placing correctly not only forconvenience, but also for the combination of the interior as a whole:
- The first rule is to place the headboard against the wall, not the window.
- If there is enough space in the room, then the distance between the bed and other furniture (not including partitions) should be at least one meter.
- You should also try to make the place to sleep a kind of center of the room to emphasize that it is directly a bedroom.
- In small rooms, you can use loft beds, which have additional space in the form of a niche.
- Do not overload the wall opposite the bed with various interior items, so as not to lose the design balance and beauty of the room as a whole.
Where to put the wardrobe
The interior of a small living room-bedroom requires a rational arrangement of furniture, including a closet in a divided room.
Zoning a room with a closet is a simple, commonly used and most functional budget option. The wardrobe can be cabinet or built-in, one- or two-sided, in the form of a compartment or with blind sections, with one leaf (sliding doors) or several.
This method will help you use the necessary piece of furniture as a partition and as a functional storage solution. Of course, you need to take into account that the cabinet should look harmonious in the interior as a whole and match the style and color scheme with the rest of the items in the room.
When arranging furniture, it is worth considering the factor that inIn most cases, the cabinet must be placed close to the wall. Also, designers do not advise placing it against a wall with a window, as in this case it will be inconvenient to view its contents due to insufficient sunlight.
Light Features
Lighting is of great importance in the modern interior of the living room-bedroom. Zoning a small room with it will help create a unique atmosphere of comfort.
Lighting is divided into three types:
- general (lamps and chandeliers);
- local (floor lamps, sconces and table lamps);
- decorative (lighting parts of the interior).
A modern and beautiful solution is to use LED lights to visually separate the room. They perfectly enhance the effect of zoning. The installation of the tape is usually carried out along the ceiling, but can also be carried out along the walls. You can also place LEDs on separate pieces of furniture that serve as space dividers.
Local lighting can highlight certain areas of the room. For example, with the help of sconces, pendant lamps and spots, you can perfectly focus on both the bedroom and the living room. When used in one part of the chandelier, and in the other fixtures, you can achieve excellent visual zoning results.
What style to use in the design
The interior of the living room-bedroom in "Khrushchev" requires a special approach in design, as the flight of designer imagination is limited to a small area.
When dividing a room into a bedroom and a living room in a small apartment, you should use styles that do not load space. For example, the classic one will not work in this regard, since it is customary to use massive pieces of furniture in it, and they will “press down” an already small space.
Hi-tech and art deco styles are perfect for a small apartment. With their help, you can create the multifunctionality of the entire room as a whole.
For example, in the daytime you can comfortably watch TV and chat with your guests, and at night the room can easily turn into a bed. Such an opportunity will be provided by modern folding transforming furniture: a bed, a table or a rack in the same design. Especially these methods of design solutions are suitable for one-room apartments and communal apartments.
How to decorate the interior
The interior of the bedroom-living room is unlikely to be made not only original, but also practical without the help of a professional designer. Still, the task is to combine two such dissimilar functional zones. But in the case of an independent solution of this problem, you should pay attention to some important points:
- Style decision. For example, if the room is often used for gatherings and receiving guests, then the bed should be foldable and be comfortable and measured. A folding table is also required. If the owners are homebodies or an elderly couple, then the furniture should focus on the bedroom.
- In a small room, interior items should not beoverall, their task is not to overload the space and not block the flow of light.
- In a small living room, you need to use wallpaper and light-colored furniture - then the free space will visually appear more.
If the room has a large area and allows you to install all the necessary furniture, then you need to do it wisely so as not to lose the harmony of connecting two rooms into one.
Summarize
When decorating the interior of the bedroom-living room, it is necessary to carefully approach the choice of furniture and materials for wall design.
The right choice of wallpaper and flooring combinations will give the room additional visual space, and folding furniture will fill life with coziness and comfort.
